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Printing 101
Baby Steps To Print Purchasing Know How
The Printing Crash Course - Printing School
Proofreader's Marks
Standard symbols and abbreviations used to mark up manuscripts and proofs. Also called correction marks.
Symbol |
Meaning |
Example |
![](proofrea_files/proof1a.gif) |
delete |
![](proofrea_files/proof1b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof2a.gif) |
close up |
![](proofrea_files/proof2b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof3a.gif) |
delete and close up |
![](proofrea_files/proof3b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof4a.gif) |
caret |
![](proofrea_files/proof4b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof5a.gif) |
insert a space |
![](proofrea_files/proof5b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof6a.gif) |
space evenly |
![](proofrea_files/proof6b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof7a.gif) |
let stand |
![](proofrea_files/proof7b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof8a.gif) |
transpose |
![](proofrea_files/proof8b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof9a.gif) |
used to separate two or more
marks and often as a concluding
stroke at the end of an insertion |
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![](proofrea_files/proof10a.gif) |
set farther to the left |
![](proofrea_files/proof10b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof11a.gif) |
set farther to the right |
![](proofrea_files/proof11b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof12a.gif) |
set as ligature (such as æ) |
![](proofrea_files/proof12b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof13a.gif) |
align horizontally |
![](proofrea_files/proof13b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof14a.gif) |
align vertically |
![](proofrea_files/proof14b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof15a.gif) |
broken character |
![](proofrea_files/proof15b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof16a.gif) |
indent or insert em quad space |
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![](proofrea_files/proof17a.gif) |
begin a new paragraph |
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![](proofrea_files/proof18a.gif) |
spell out |
![](proofrea_files/proof18b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof19a.gif) |
set in CAPITALS |
![](proofrea_files/proof19b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof20a.gif) |
set in SMALL CAPITALS |
![](proofrea_files/proof20b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof21a.gif) |
set in lowercase |
![](proofrea_files/proof21b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof22a.gif) |
set in italic |
![](proofrea_files/proof22b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof23a.gif) |
set in roman |
![](proofrea_files/proof23b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof24a.gif) |
set in boldface |
![](proofrea_files/proof24b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof25a.gif) |
hyphen |
multi-colored |
![](proofrea_files/proof26a.gif) |
en dash |
1965–72 |
![](proofrea_files/proof27a.gif) |
em (or long) dash |
Now—at last!—we know. |
![](proofrea_files/proof28a.gif) |
superscript or superior |
![](proofrea_files/proof28b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof29a.gif) |
subscript or inferior |
![](proofrea_files/proof29b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof30a.gif) |
centered |
![](proofrea_files/proof30b.gif) |
![](proofrea_files/proof31a.gif) |
comma |
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![](proofrea_files/proof32a.gif) |
apostrophe |
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![](proofrea_files/proof33a.gif) |
period |
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![](proofrea_files/proof34a.gif) |
semicolon |
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![](proofrea_files/proof35a.gif) |
colon |
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![](proofrea_files/proof36a.gif) |
quotation marks |
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![](proofrea_files/proof37a.gif) |
parentheses |
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![](proofrea_files/proof38a.gif) |
brackets |
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![](proofrea_files/proof39a.gif) |
query to author: has this been
set as intended? |
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